Nixon Peabody is changing its luck: the firm has just made its first lateral hire in New York since it had quite a few partners leave the office. Charles Dietzgen has joined the firm from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. Dietzgen focuses his practice on corporate trustees.
Source: www.law.com
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DLA Piper has gained a senior counsel in Los Angeles. Patrick Hunnius joined the firm from White & Case. He will practice in DLA Piper’s litigation group.
Source: www.pipes.dealflowmedia.com
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Allen & Overy has launched an office in Jakarta via an association with Daniel Ginting Law Firm. The office will be manned by one partner and will be devoted to Islamic finance, capital markets and project finance.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Founding Member, Marc Marmaro, will be leaving Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP. Marmaro was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He has been with the firm since day one, in 1981.
Source: www.benzinga.com
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Microsoft has hired Dechert’s co-chairman of white-collar and securities litigation. David Howard joins the Microsoft team as deputy general counsel. He will be in charge of all litigation at the company, overseeing 459 lawyers in 44 countries.
Source: www.bizjournals.com
Tags: Dechert LLPDacheng Law Offices, China’s largest law firm, has just launched in Hong Kong to take advantage of the increase in finance and mergers. The office will have 15 partners by the end of 2010. Dacheng has 29 offices in Chinca, one in Los Angeles and one in Singapore.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Tags: Hong Kong
Dan Gelber, a candidate for attorney general as well as a partner with Akerman Senterfitt, has quit the firm as consequence of Akerman taking on BP as a client. Opponent Dave Aronberg requested Gelber’s resignation on the basis of conflict of interest. Aronberg maintained that although Gelber would not be working on the case directly, he would profit from his law firm defending BP and later, as attorney general, Gelber would be representing those injured by the same company.
Source: www.blogs.tampabay.com
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After somewhat of a roller coaster ride, Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons have decided that they will not unite as one. On June 7th, it was understood that the merger was not going through. Two weeks later, it was unveiled that talks were back on again. But, according to a joint statement just released, the merger is back to not happening. There is a sense of finality this time around, but who knows with these two!
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Foley Hoag has boosted its life science practice with a lateral hire. Eileen Ewing joins the firm as not only a partner, but as co-chair of the life sciences practice. Previously, Ewing practiced at K&L Gates.
Source: www.boston.bizjournals.com
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Jackson Walker has made a partner hire at its Fort Worth office. David Seidler has joined the firm’s litigation practice. He specifically practices commercial litigation, insurance defense and alternative dispute resolution.
Source: dallas.dbusinessnews.com
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